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Christopher Boone does not like to be touched and screams every time anyone tries to grab him or even grazes him in passing. He hates yellow and brown, and talking to strangers, but loves astronomy and maths. And he dreams that one day he’ll become an astronaut. Christopher Boone has an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). He became popular—and has been…

Cristina Sáez
Cristina Saez is a freelance science journalist. She works for several media, for instance the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, where she coordinates the science section, Big Vang; as well as research centres and scientific societies. She has been awarded for her journalistic work, among others, with the Boehringer Ingelheim Award in Medical Journalism 2015. Follow Cristina on Twitter @saez_cristina

Christopher Boone does not like to be touched and screams every time anyone tries to grab him or even grazes him in passing. He hates yellow and brown, and talking to strangers, but loves astronomy and maths. And he dreams that one day he’ll become an astronaut. Christopher Boone has an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). He became popular—and has been…

Cristina Sáez
Cristina Saez is a freelance science journalist. She works for several media, for instance the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, where she coordinates the science section, Big Vang; as well as research centres and scientific societies. She has been awarded for her journalistic work, among others, with the Boehringer Ingelheim Award in Medical Journalism 2015. Follow Cristina on Twitter @saez_cristina